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Blog posts tagged
"base"


Igor Ljubuncic
16 June 2023

Snapcraft 8.0 and the respectable end of core18

Ubuntu Article

‘E’s not pinin’! ‘E’s passed on! This base is no more! He has ceased to be! ‘E’s expired and gone to meet ‘is maker! ‘E’s a stiff! Bereft of life, ‘e rests in peace! If you hadn’t nailed ‘im to the perch ‘e’d be pushing up the daisies! ‘Is software processes are now ‘istory! ‘E’s ...


Igor Ljubuncic
3 September 2021

Snapcraft 6.0 is around the corner

Ubuntu Article

A good sign of maturity and confidence in software is when said software utilizes its own components for future development and enablement. Snapcraft is a command-line utility that allows developers to package and distribute their applications as snaps. But Snapcraft itself is also distributed as a snap, and built in the same manner! Toda ...


Igor Ljubuncic
7 May 2021

The snap developer’s guide on how to migrate to new bases

Apps Article

A couple of weeks ago, we published an article about Ubuntu 16.04 entering Extended Security Maintenance (ESM), and the implications of this change for snap publishers. We talked about the different options available to developers and publishers who still may rely on the older bases in their build process – free Ubuntu Advantage (UA) toke ...